GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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WordMeaning
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
collectedgathered together
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
breadthdistance from side to side : width
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality